As a breeding stallion, his other offspring included Dernier Empereur, Arkadian Hero (Mill Reef Stakes) and Germany (Grosser Preis von Baden).
[2] Valixir's dam Vadlamixa showed ability as a racehorse, winning the Listed Prix de Lieurey as a three-year-old in 1995,[3] and was a half-sister to Val Royal.
On 20 September the colt was moved up in class and distance for the Group Three Prix des Chênes over 1600 metres at Longchamp Racecourse and was made the 1.7/1 favourite in a seven-runner field.
Starting the odds-on favourite, Valixir took the lead 300 metres from the finish and accelerated clear of his rivals to win "easily" by four lengths from Red Tune.
[6] He was then stepped up to Group One class for the final running of the Prix Lupin over 2100 metres at Longchamp on 18 May and finished third behind Voix du Nord and Millemix after briefly leading in the straight.
On 6 June, Éric Legrix took over from Stevens when Valixir started at odds of 7.5/1 for the 167th running of the Prix du Jockey Club over 2400 metres at Chantilly Racecourse.
Valixir began his third season with a trip to England for the Earl of Sefton Stakes over nine furlongs at Newmarket Racecourse on 13 April and finished third of the ten runners behind Norse Dancer.
After tracking the leaders, Valixir made progress in the straight, overtook Elvstroem just inside the last 200 metres and won by two lengths with Cacique taking third ahead of Touch of Land.
[11] In June Valixir was sent back to England for the Group One Queen Anne Stakes over one mile and started the 4/1 second choice in the betting behind the odds-on favourite Rakti.
The other eight runners included Starcraft, Pastoral Pursuits, Martillo (Mehl-Mulhens-Rennen), Prince Kirk (2004 Prix d'Ispahan) and Hurricane Alan (Sandown Mile).
[14] At Maisons-Laffitte in July the colt was dropped to Group Three class for the Prix Messidor and started odds-on favourite despite carrying top weight of 136 pounds.
At Deauville he was held up at the rear of the field before staying on in the closing stages and finished third to Dubawi and Whipper with the favourite Divine Proportions in fourth place.
Three weeks later he started second favourite for the Dubai Duty Free but ran very poorly, finishing fourteenth of the fifteen runners, more than twenty lengths behind the winner David Junior.